Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Felt Saddle

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Helvella
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

The Albuja’s Climbing Rat (Rhipidomys albujai) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.